Automatic lighter.



E. HUSSON.

v AUTOMATIC LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR; 10, 1911.

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AUTOMATIC, LIGHTER Specification o! iltetters Patent.

Patented 0011.24, 1911.

Application ma April 10,1911. Serial at. 819,945..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDOUARD Hosson, citizen of the Republic of France, residing at 29 Rue du Quatre-Septembre, Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Lighters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic lighters. In these devices'a block of ferro-cermm or other like alloy is used which on rubbing against a milled wheel gives rise to a spark for igniting the wick, the mechanism for actuating the milled wheel, the reservoir for the spirit, the wick tube, the plug of the reservoir and the supporting mechanism of the sparking block being carried by the casing of the lighter. This casing has therefore several projecting members, button for actuating the mechanism, the hinge of the cover and the threaded plug for the spirit reservoir. The attachment of all these members to the casing of the lighter has the result that any damage to the mechanism or one of the parts generally causes the whole. lighter to be rendered useless, which is a considerable drawback especially when the lighter is made of one of the precious metals. Moreover, if the plug of the spirit reservoir is not perfectly tight fitting leakage may occur and the friction of the end of the plug in the pocket may cause unscrewing of the plug even if this latter does not fit tightly.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved automatic lighter in which all these drawbacks are removed.

The essential feature of the improved automatic lighter consists in 'that the-sparking block, milled wheel, spirit reservoir, wick tube, plug and-all the actuating mechanism of the lighter are mounted in or on a rectangular box which fits with a certain amount of lid I carrying all friction inside a second element forming an outer casingwith a cover, the first element the above working parts being easily removable from the second element or casing. Inside the'cover of the outer casing is provided a cap for covering the wick which projects from the first element which may be conveniently secured within the outer casing by means of a spring situated between the 'first' element and a side wall of the outer casing. The whole when the cover of the casing is closed resembles in form the usual automatic lighters but without any projecting member; the outer namely the casing may be made of a. precious metal and can last indefinitely as should any damage occur to a part of the mechanism carried by the removable element this latter may, if necessary, placed. I

. The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying v drawings in which: Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of the entire automatic lighter with the cover open. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 illustrate the removable first element in sectional elevation, end elevation, and sectional lan on the line A-A of Fig. 2 respective y. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified form of first member. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the same and Fig. 7 a sectional plan on the line A--A of Fig. 6. A

The element carryin the mechanism is constituted of a comp etely closed box a be easily andcheaply rethrough which passes in the verticaldirection a tube 12 the bottom closed by a threaded plug a. The inner end of this plug acts as support for a spring 01 which forces upward a small rod 6 on the head e of which is carried the usual ferrocerium block I". The spring 0Z thus presses the block f constantly against; a milled wheel or roller 9 pivoted on a pin h mounted in two small lugs 71 which are formed by end of which is extensions on the top of the sides of the box.

The greater partof the box (1 forms a reser voir 1n whic -the wick j is lodged and the end of the .wick passes through a tube It screwed through the top of the. box.

The spirit is poured into the box through a hole in the bottom of nism carrying element constructed in this manner fits'intothe protective outer casing a, the distance between the side walls of the casing bein very slightly greater than the thickness 0 the boxa. The width of the box a, is preferably made less than that of the casing and ter by a spring .0 one end of which is suitably attached at gate the inside of the outer casing.

'Thissame spring may also be used to provide the suitable spring closing of the cover and provided with n which is hinged at n the same normally closed by a threaded plug m. The mechathe box is secured in the lata lug g. In the cover n of the casing a cap Y r 15 provided which, when .the cover is closed, fits over the wick tube is.

' It willbe readily understood that the easing n nay be made of a precious'metal while the element carrying the mechanism which ously pressed against a shouldei" s in the is completely and easilyremovable may be wall the sleeve 8. The sleeve 8 is open at manufactured at small cost. The casing the top and is held in place between the,

completely shelters all the members of the suitably recessed extensions a a, the dis- 5 mechanism and particularly the plugs mand tance :21 between thefaces of these recesses 0 so that no unscrewing of these latter by being less than or equal to the length of the friction against the sides of the pocket need entire, sleeve .9 when the spring 21 is combe feared thereby eliminating leaks, and pletely extended. To insert the sleeve 8 in other accidents which such unscrewing or position it is only necessary to insert the 10 poor fitting of the plug might cause. plug a in its recess and to force in thespring he constructional detailsof the two eleat far enough to allow the top of the sleeve ments may obviously vary without altering 'to pass underneath the lower: edge of the the principle of the invention, for example, projection a whereupon the subsequent exthe cover of the casing instead of bein tension of the spring causes the sleeve to be hinged may be simply made a sliding fit 0n safely held between the 'two extremities a the casing, or the spring for' securing'the and a. f f and f denote spare spark box carrying the mechanismmay be elimiblocks one 0 which may be taken out and nated. The re-filling plug may be ar inserted in working position when the iniran ed on the-top of the box a instead of at tial spark block f becomes worn-out.

. 2 the ottom, and thus be sheltered inside the Having now described myinvention what coverof the casing instead of being lodged I claim as new and desire-to secure by Let-.

at the bottom thereof. The removable mem- 'ters Patent is ber carrying the mechanism may 'also be 1. In an automatic lightelya box member lodged with1n a suitable compartment of a containing all the actuating mechanism and casing which also serves for containing other accessories, a sleeve containing spare spark objects, for example, the inclosing walls of blocks removably mounted between extenthe casing may be extended in such a mansions of the top and bottom of the box, and ner that one portion of them incloses the a separate outer casing with a coverwithin automatic lighter while another portion of which casing the box member is lodged.

80 the casing forms a cigarette case .or the like. 2. In. an automatic lighter, a-box member With reference to the modification of the containing-all the actuating mechanism and mechanism elementshown in Figs. 5-7, a accessories, asleeve containing spare spark denotes the box as efore, a a denote exten blocks removably mounted between 1 extensions of its walls .w 7 'ch serve as a holder for sions of the top and bottom of the box, a

a small sleeve 8 containing spare spark separate outer casin' of greater width than blocks. The mounting of the sleeve s'in the the box member ant? adapted to contain the box a is referably effected in the simple 'latter, and means for releasably retaining v manner ill ustrated in the drawing. a the box member in the casing.

e sleeve 8- has a false bottom .9 and an In testimony whereof I have 'aflixed my 40 elastic'bottom a formed of a plug having asignature in presence of two witnesses.

flange which is prevented from dropping out by an internal flange on' the sleeve .9. R HUSSON' A spring t is 10d (1 between-the false bot- Witnesses: tom ,9 and the p ug a. The false bottom Loms FAUTRAT,

may be formed of a disk which is continua H H. C. Coxn. 

